Multi-angle mirror

ABSTRACT

Multi-angle mirror methods and related systems.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is related to, claims the earliest availableeffective filing date(s) from (e.g., claims earliest available prioritydates for other than provisional patent applications; claims benefitsunder 35 USC § 119(e) for provisional patent applications), andincorporates by reference in its entirety all subject matter of thefollowing listed application(s); the present application also claims theearliest available effective filing date(s) from, and also incorporatesby reference in its entirety all subject matter of any and all parent,grandparent, great-grandparent, etc. applications of the followinglisted

-   -   1. United States patent application entitled TIME-LAPSING        MIRROR, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/910,421 naming Paul G.        Allen, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud, and        John D. Rinaldo, Jr. as inventors, filed Aug. 2. 2004.    -   2. United States patent application entitled COSMETIC        ENHANCEMENT MIRROR, naming Paul G. Allen, Edward K. Y. Jung,        Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud, and John D. Rinaldo, Jr. as        inventors, filed Aug. 5, 2004.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates, in general, to mirror technologies.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, a system includes but is not limited to at least onemirror; a data presentation device proximate to said at least onemirror; and a multi-angle view/registration engine operably couplable tosaid data presentation device. In addition to the foregoing, othersystem aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming apart of the present application.

In one aspect, a system includes but is not limited to a mirror; and anoffset-view image representation capture device having an image fielddifferent from an image field corresponding to said mirror. In additionto the foregoing, other system aspects are described in the claims,drawings, and text forming a part of the present application.

In one aspect, a method includes but is not limited to accepting inputrelated to an image of a light reflecting structure/surface; andpresenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part ofthe image of the light reflecting structure/surface. In addition to theforegoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings,and text forming a part of the present application.

In one or more various aspects, related systems include but are notlimited to circuitry and/or programming for effecting theherein-referenced method aspects; the circuitry and/or programming canbe virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmwareconfigured to effect the herein- referenced method aspects dependingupon the design choices of the system designer.

In one aspect, a system includes but is not limited to a digital mirror;a data presentation device proximate to said digital mirror; and amulti-angle view engine operably couplable to said data presentationdevice. In addition to the foregoing, other system aspects are describedin the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the presentapplication

In addition to the foregoing, various other method and/or system aspectsare set forth and described in the text (e.g., claims and/or detaileddescription) and/or drawings of the present application.

The foregoing is a summary and thus contains, by necessity,simplifications, generalizations and omissions of detail; consequently,those skilled in the art will appreciate that the summary isillustrative only and is NOT intended to be in any way limiting. Otheraspects, inventive features, and advantages of the devices and/orprocesses described herein, as defined solely by the claims, will becomeapparent in the detailed description set forth herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows a partial view of a system that may serve as anillustrative environment of and/or for subject matter technologies.

FIG. 2 depicts a partial view of a system that may serve as anillustrative environment of and/or for subject matter technologies.

FIG. 3 illustrates a partial view of a system that may serve as anillustrative environment of and/or for subject matter technologies.

FIG. 4 illustrates a partial view of a system that may serve as anillustrative environment of and/or for subject matter technologies.

FIG. 5 shows a partial view of a system that may serve as anillustrative environment of and/or for subject matter technologies.

FIG. 6 illustrates a high-level logic flowchart of a process.

FIG. 7 shows a high-level logic flowchart depicting alternateimplementations of the high-level logic flowchart of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 depicts a high-level logic flowchart depicting alternateimplementations of the high-level logic flowchart of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 illustrates a high-level logic flowchart depicting alternateimplementations of the high-level logic flowchart of FIG. 6.

FIG. 10 shows a high-level logic flowchart depicting alternateimplementations of the high-level logic flowchart of FIG. 9.

FIG. 11 depicts a high-level logic flowchart depicting several alternateimplementations of the high-level logic flowchart of FIG. 10.

The use of the same symbols in different drawings typically indicatessimilar or identical items.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

With reference to the figures, and with reference now to FIG. 1, shownis a partial view of a system that may serve as an illustrativeenvironment of and/or for subject matter technologies. Depicted are zerodegree view mirror 100, zero degree image capture device 102, inputcapture device 104, data presentation device 106, one-hundred-eightydegree view mirror 108, and one-hundred eighty degree view image capturedevice 110. In one exemplary implementation, zero degree view mirror 100and/or one-hundred-eighty degree view mirror 108 can be a plane mirror,a convex mirror, and/or a concave mirror (the same is generally true forsubstantially any mirroring device described herein, unless contextdictates otherwise). In another exemplary implementation one or more ofthe mirrors described herein can be partially silvered mirrors. In someexemplary implementations, one or more of the mirrors described hereincan be physical mirrors. In other exemplary implementations, one or moreof the mirrors described herein can be digital mirrors and/or projectionmirrors. In yet other implementations, one or more of the mirrorsdescribed herein can be combinations of one or more physical mirrorsand/or one or more digital mirrors and/or one or more projectionmirrors. In some implementations, data presentation device 106 maypresent various types of multi-angle view information (e.g., eithersimultaneous and/or sequential images of a person as viewed from thefront, side, back, etc.) in addition to or in the alternative oftime-lapse information, image information, height and/or weightinformation. In some implementations, presentations of information maybe in the form of various modalities including but not limited tographs, tables, audio (speech, music, sound), text, store-and-forwardformats (e.g., email, voicemail, and/or simple message system mail atvarious reporting intervals, such as in a weekly digest format), etcetera.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 1, illustrated is data presentation device106 proximate to zero degree view mirror 100. One exemplaryimplementation of data presentation device 106 proximate to zero degreeview mirror 100 includes but is not limited to data presentation device106 integral with zero degree view mirror 100; other exemplaryimplementations include but are not limited to like data presentationdevices integral with virtually any one or more mirrors described herein(e.g., one or more mirrors respectively associated with one or moreimage capture devices 102, 110, 300, 304, 308, 312, 316, and/or 320 asdescribed in relation to FIG. 3). Another exemplary implementation ofdata presentation device 106 proximate to zero degree view mirror 100includes but is not limited to data presentation device 106 operablycoupled with zero degree view mirror 100 (e.g., as used herein,proximate may mean operationally proximate—able to work and interacttogether either directly or through intermediate components—as well asand/or in addition to physically proximate and/or mechanicallyproximate, such as overlapping and/or integrated with); other exemplaryimplementations include but are not limited to like data presentationdevices operably coupled with virtually any one or more mirrorsdescribed herein (e.g., one or more mirrors respectively associated withone or more image capture devices 102, 110, 300, 304, 308, 312, 316,and/or 320 as described in relation to FIG. 3). Yet another exemplaryimplementation of data presentation device 106 proximate to zero degreeview mirror 100 includes but is not limited to data presentation device106 in physical communication with zero degree view mirror 100; otherexemplary implementations include but are not limited to like datapresentation devices integral with virtually any one or more mirrorsdescribed herein (e.g., mirrors 102, 110, 300, 304, 308, 312, 316,and/or 320 as described in relation to FIG. 3). One exemplaryimplementation of data presentation device 106 in physical communicationwith zero degree view mirror 100 includes but is not limited to datapresentation device 106 connected with a frame connected with saidphysical zero degree view mirror 100; other exemplary implementationsinclude but are not limited to like data presentation devices connectedwith a frame connected with virtually any one or more mirrors describedherein (e.g., mirrors 102, 110, 300, 304, 308, 312, 316, and/or 320 asdescribed in relation to FIG. 3). In some implementations, one or moredata presentation devices such as those described herein can be lightgeneration devices (e.g., plasma displays and/or liquid crystaldisplays), image presentation devices (e.g., direct projection to theeye retinal displays), and/or laser devices (e.g., laser diode devices).

Referring now to FIG. 2, depicted is a partial view of a system that mayserve as an illustrative environment of and/or for subject mattertechnologies. Illustrated is that zero degree view image capture storagedevice 202 interfaces with zero degree image capture device 102. Shownis that one-hundred eighty degree view image capture storage device 204interfaces with one-hundred eighty degree view image capture device 110.Depicted is that, in one exemplary implementation, zero degree viewimage capture storage device 202 receives images of a person's face andfrontal torso from zero degree image capture device 102 whileone-hundred eighty degree view image capture storage device 204 receivesimages of the back of the person's head and rear torso from one-hundredeighty degree view image capture device 110. For example, in oneimplementation technologies described herein will let a person see howshe/he appears from front, back, sides, diagonally, etc. Those havingskill in the art will appreciate that the presentation of images, asdescribed herein, have not called out an orientation of presented viewsfor sake of clarity. Accordingly, those skilled in the art willappreciate that the presentations described herein could be indicativeof standard mirror views (e.g., reversed left to right) and/ornon-standard mirror views (e.g., non-reversed views).

With reference now to FIG. 3, illustrated is a partial view of a systemthat may serve as an illustrative environment of and/or for subjectmatter technologies. Shown are zero degree image capture device 102,forty-five degree image capture device 300, ninety-degree view imagecapture device 304, one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capturedevice 308, minus-forty-five degree image capture device 312,minus-ninety-degree image capture device 316, andminus-one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capture device 320respectively coupled with zero degree view image capture storage device202, forty-five degree view image capture storage device 302,ninety-degree view image capture storage device 306,one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capture storage device 310,minus-forty-five degree view image capture storage device 314,minus-ninety-degree view image capture storage device 318, andminus-one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capture storage device322. In some implementations, one or more of the herein-described imagecapture devices have respectively associated mirrors, where suchassociation is analogous to one or more associations described inrelation to FIGS. 1 and/or 2 and or elsewhere herein (e.g., a proximateassociation and/or an operable association and/or a physical associationand/or an integral association). In some implementations, some of themirrors described herein may be hand mirrors. In addition, those skilledin the art will recognize that the angles described herein areindicative of angles within substantially any appropriate coordinatesystem such as planar, spherical, cylindrical, etc.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in some implementationsone or more of the image capture devices described herein entail imagerepresentation capture devices, where the capturing and/or representingof information can entail capture and/or representation in a way that isqualitatively different from that normally associated with what a humansees when s/he views a physical mirror—e.g. infrared or UV or some likekind of detection. In addition to the foregoing, those skilled in theart will appreciate that the presentations of images such as describedherein can likewise entail such qualitatively different representations,or other representational information drawn on such qualitativelydifferent representations. In addition to the foregoing, in Someimplementations, image representation capture may include an indicationof a direction and/or field of view of an image capture device and/or alight reflecting surface/structure associated therewith (e.g., anoutline on a presented image of what a capturing mirror “sees”).

Referring now to FIG. 4, illustrated is a partial view of a system thatmay serve as an illustrative environment of and/or for subject mattertechnologies. Shown is image recall engine 402 receiving signals (e.g.,such as those sent by modified image transmission device 308shown/described in FIG. 3). Image recall engine 402 is shown interfacedwith zero degree view image capture storage device 202, forty-fivedegree view image capture storage device 302, ninety-degree view imagecapture storage device 306, one-hundred-thirty-five degree view imagecapture storage device 310, minus-forty-five degree view image capturestorage device 314, minus-ninety-degree view image capture storagedevice 318, and minus-one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capturestorage device 322. Image recall engine 402 is depicted interfaced withcaptured input storage device 404.

In one exemplary implementation, captured input storage device 404receives one or more images along with any associated user input(s) frominput capture device 104 (e.g., images with an indication that the userdesires that different angled views (e.g., front/back/side views of hisbody/face/hairline/etc.) be presented). Thereafter, captured inputstorage device 404 transmits the received one or more images and anyassociated user input indicative of desired views to image recall engine402. In one implementation, image recall engine 402 causes a display ofthe one or more multi-angle view images in response to the user inputrequested multiple views through data presentation device 106.

With reference now to FIG. 5, shown is a partial view of a system thatmay serve as an illustrative environment of and/or for subject mattertechnologies. Depicted is multi-angle view/registration engine 500interfaced with image sequencing/presentation engine 502. In oneexemplary implementation, image recall engine 402—typically in responseto user input specifying one or more desired multi-angle views—retrievesone or more images from one or more of zero degree view image capturestorage device 202, forty-five degree view image capture storage device302, ninety-degree view image capture storage device 306,one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capture storage device 310,minus-forty-five degree view image capture storage device 314,minus-ninety-degree view image capture storage device 318, andminus-one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capture storage device322. Subsequently, multi-angle view/registration engine 500 constructsone or more partial frames having views as specified by the user input.Thereafter, in one implementation image sequencing/presentation engine502 then presents the various multi-angle views in such a fashion thatthe views specified by the user input can be viewed. For instance, imagesequencing/presentation engine 502 might present a freeze-framepresentation of various captured views. For example, views such as thosecaptured by the image captured devices described in relation to FIG. 3,where the zero degree view is understood to be that associated with theperson looking directly into the mirror. Specifically, shown in FIG. 5are exemplary representations of data presentation device 106 presentingviews of a person through zero degree view mirror 100; the views shownare illustrated as having been captured from zero degree view imagecapture storage device 202, forty-five degree view image capture storagedevice 302, one-hundred-thirty-five degree view image capture storagedevice 310, and minus-forty-five degree view image capture storagedevice 314, where the person is illustrated as having had her viewscaptured while looking face-on into zero angle view mirror 100.

While the foregoing has described presentations of various multi-angleviews of more-or-less static images those skilled in the art willappreciate that the teachings herein may be combined with the teachingsof the above referenced technologies and incorporated by referencetime-lapsing mirror technologies such that the various multi-angle viewspresented may be time lapsed images. The combination of the presentteachings and the teachings of the time-lapsing mirror technologies arewithin the ambit of one having skill in the art in light of theteachings herein (e.g., the as-filed claims), and hence are notexpressly recited here for sake of clarity.

While the foregoing has described presentations of various multi-angleviews of more-or-less static images as well as presentations ofmore-or-less time-lapsed images, those skilled in the art willappreciate that the teachings herein may be combined with the teachingsof the above-referenced technologies and incorporated by referencecosmetic-enhancement mirror technologies such that the variousmulti-angle views presented may be either static and/or time lapsedimages of cosmetically enhanced subjects. The combination of the presentteachings and the teachings of the cosmetic enhancement mirrortechnologies are within the ambit of one having skill in the art inlight of the teachings herein (e.g., the as-filed claims), and hence arenot expressly recited here for sake of clarity.

Following are a series of flowcharts depicting implementations ofprocesses. For ease of understanding, the flowcharts are organized suchthat the initial flowcharts present implementations via an overall “bigpicture” viewpoint and thereafter the following flowcharts presentalternate implementations and/or expansions of the “big picture”flowcharts as either sub-steps or additional steps building on one ormore earlier-presented flowcharts. Those having skill in the art willappreciate that the style of presentation utilized herein (e.g.,beginning with a presentation of a flowchart(s) presenting an overallview and thereafter providing additions to and/or further details insubsequent flowcharts) generally allows for a rapid and easyunderstanding of the various process implementations.

Referring now to FIG. 6, illustrated is a high-level logic flowchart ofa process. Method step 600 shows the start of the process. Method step602 shows accepting input related to an image of a light reflectingstructure/surface (e.g., of a mirroring device) (e.g., via input capturedevice 104 and/or a supporting component(s) accepting input when a userhas indicated one or more portions of an image in zero degree viewmirror 100). Method step 604 depicts presenting one or more view-shiftedimages related to at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface (e.g., such as shown/described in relation to FIG. 5and/or elsewhere herein). Method step 606 shows the end of the process.Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, in some implementations,the “at least a part of the image” can include but is not limited to arecognized region of an image or a recognized anchor point associatedwith an image which will provide the ability to do presentation onregions that both are and are not readily visually coordinated with anoriginal field of view of a mirror. For example, in a hand-held mirrorimplementation, a user might zoom in on a region of an image and thenask to see a time-lapse sequence of images representative of changes inthat zoomed-in region, such that the zoomed-in region is not readilyvisually coordinated with the original unzoomed field of view of themirror. The inventors point out that those skilled in the art willappreciate that while the zoomed-in region might not be easily visuallycoordinated with the un-zoomed field of view, in some implementationsthe use of anchor points will allow coordination between the zoomed andunzoomed views. In addition, the inventors further point out that whileexamples set forth herein focus on anatomy and/or anatomical change forsake of clarity, the systems described herein can actually track and/orshow a time lapse of substantially any object that may be reflected inthe mirror

With reference now to FIG. 7, shown is a high-level logic flowchartdepicting alternate implementations of the high-level logic flowchart ofFIG. 6. Depicted is that in various alternate implementations, methodstep 602 includes method step 700 and/or method step 702. Method step700 shows accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least apart of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface (e.g., viainput capture device 104 and/or captured input storage device 404capturing input when a user has indicated a desire to see one or morealternate angle views instead of and/or in addition to an image in zerodegree view mirror 100) Method step 702 depicts accepting input of atleast one of a user touching herself, a user gesturing, or a userspeaking in relation to the at least a part of the image of the lightreflecting structure/surface (e.g., via input capture device 104capturing input when a user's gestures or pointing relative to at leasta part of an image in zero degree view mirror 100 and/or the userspeaking a command in relation to at least a part of an image in zerodegree view mirror 100 that the user wishes to see one of a multi-angleview of the image in zero degree view mirror 100). As an aside, theinventors point out that there are various different implementations ofthe light reflecting surface/structure as described herein, such asbathroom, hall, foyer, refrigerator, living room, etc. mounted/locatedmirrors.

Referring now to FIG. 8, depicted is a high-level logic flowchartdepicting alternate implementations of the high-level logic flowchart ofFIG. 7. Depicted is that in one alternate implementation, method step700 includes method step 800 and/or method step 802. Method step 800shows detecting input to a touch sensitive device associated with thelight reflecting structure/surface (e.g. via zero degree view mirror 100and/or input capture device 104 and/or one or more of their supportingcomponents). Method step 802 depicts detecting input to a mouseassociated with the light reflecting structure/surface (e.g. via zerodegree view mirror 100 and/or input capture device 104 and/or one ormore of their supporting components).

With reference now to FIG. 9, illustrated is a high-level logicflowchart depicting alternate implementations of the high-level logicflowchart of FIG. 6. Depicted is that in various alternateimplementations, method step 604 includes method step 900, and/or methodsteps 902-906. Method step 900 shows one alternate implementation ofobtaining one or more images having the at least a part of the image ofthe light reflecting structure/surface. For example, obtaining the oneor more images via image recall engine 402, and/or one or more of imagecapture storage devices 202, 204, 302, 306, 310, 314, 318, and/or 322.Those having skill in the art will recognize that the use of imagecapture devices in conjunction with image capture storage devices hereinis for sake of clarity, and that while in some implementations captureand storage reside in the different devices, in other implementationsthe capture and storage reside in the same device (e.g., aphoto-detector (CCD; CMOS) array itself may constitute both a captureand a (transient) store).

Continuing to refer to FIG. 9, method steps 902-906 depict anotheralternate embodiment. Method step 902 illustrates identifying one ormore reference points demarcating the at least a part of the image ofthe light reflecting structure/surface (e.g., via multi-angleview/registration engine 500). Method step 904 shows retrieving at leasta part of one or more alternate-view images in response to theidentified one or more reference points; (904+text) (e.g., via imagerecall engine 402 and/or one or more of the image capture storagedevices 202, 204, 302, 306, 310, 314, 318, and/or 322). Method step 906depicts presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response tothe at least a part of the one or more alternate-view images (e.g., viadata presentation device 106 and/or image recall engine 402 and/ormulti-angle view/registration engine 500 and/or imagesequencing/presentation engine 502).

Referring now to FIG. 10, shown is a high-level logic flowchartdepicting alternate implementations of the high-level logic flowchart ofFIG. 9. Depicted is that in various alternate implementations, methodstep 906 includes method step 1000 and/or method step 1002. Method step1000 illustrates registering at least a portion of the at least a partof the one or more alternate-view images with the image of the lightreflecting structure/surface (e.g., via multi-angle view/registrationengine 500 performing standard registrations or modified registrationssuch that the ultimately presented image(s) appear as distortions ofmirror views, where such registrations may be accomplished using signalprocessing techniques to create a “panorama” and/or “fish-eye” and/or“fun-house” view, with distortions). Method step 1002 shows at least oneof sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or moreview-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one ormore alternate-view images (e.g., via image sequencing/presentationengine 502). In some implementations method step 1002 includes at leastone of sequencing at least two view-shifted images capturedsubstantially contemporaneously or sequencing at least two view-shiftedimages captured at substantially different instances in time. Onespecific instance of the foregoing includes showing a rotating view of aperson in real time and/or showing a rotating view of a person acrosstime to make it look to the viewer as if s/he is on a rotating pedestal.Another specific instance of the foregoing includes slow-rotationthrough time which is also an example such as where a viewer standsstill and watches as s/he spins forward and backward through time.Method step 1004 depicts indicating in the light reflectingstructure/surface an extent of a field of view of an image capturedevice (e.g., an indication representative of a field of view (e.g.,relative and/or absolute) associated with the one or more devices usedto generate (e.g., reflect and/or capture) the one or moreview-shifted-images).

Referring now to FIG. 11, depicted is a high-level logic flowchartdepicting several alternate implementations of the high-level logicflowchart of FIG. 10. Shown is that in one alternate implementation,method step 904 includes method step 1100. Method step 1100 showsretrieving from a storage associated with the one or more view-shiftedimages (e.g., via retrieving from at least one multi-angle view imagecapture storage device and/or its supporting components). Further shownis that in one alternate embodiment method step 1100 can include methodstep 1102 which depicts retrieving from a storage associated with atleast one alternate view angle of the one or more view-shifted images.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing specificexemplary processes and/or devices and/or technologies arerepresentative of more general processes and/or devices and/ortechnologies taught elsewhere herein, such as in the claims filedherewith and/or elsewhere in the present application.

Those having skill in the art will recognize that the state of the arthas progressed to the point where there is little distinction leftbetween hardware and software implementations of aspects of systems; theuse of hardware or software is generally (but not always, in that incertain contexts the choice between hardware and software can becomesignificant) a design choice representing cost vs. efficiency tradeoffs.Those having skill in the art will appreciate that there are variousvehicles by which processes and/or systems and/or other technologiesdescribed herein can be effected (e.g., hardware, software, and/orfirmware), and that the preferred vehicle will vary with the context inwhich the processes and/or systems and/or other technologies aredeployed. For example, if an implementer determines that speed andaccuracy are paramount, the implementer may opt for a mainly hardwareand/or firmware vehicle; alternatively, if flexibility is paramount, theimplementer may opt for a mainly software implementation; or, yet againalternatively, the implementer may opt for some combination of hardware,software, and/or firmware. Hence, there are several possible vehicles bywhich the processes and/or devices and/or other technologies describedherein may be effected, none of which is inherently superior to theother in that any vehicle to be utilized is a choice dependent upon thecontext in which the vehicle will be deployed and the specific concerns(e.g., speed, flexibility, or predictability) of the implementer, any ofwhich may vary. Those skilled in the art will recognize that opticalaspects of implementations will require optically-oriented hardware,software, and or firmware.

The foregoing detailed description has set forth various embodiments ofthe devices and/or processes via the use of block diagrams, flowcharts,and/or examples. Insofar as such block diagrams, flowcharts, and/orexamples contain one or more functions and/or operations, it will beunderstood by those within the art that each function and/or operationwithin such block diagrams, flowcharts, or examples can be implemented,individually and/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software,firmware, or virtually any combination thereof. In one embodiment,several portions of the subject matter described herein may beimplemented via Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), FieldProgrammable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), digital signal processors (DSPs), orother integrated formats. However, those skilled in the art willrecognize that some aspects of the embodiments disclosed herein, inwhole or in part, can be equivalently implemented in standard integratedcircuits, as one or more computer programs running on one or morecomputers (e.g., as one or more programs running on one or more computersystems), as one or more programs running on one or more processors(e.g., as one or more programs running on one or more microprocessors),as firmware, or as virtually any combination thereof, and that designingthe circuitry and/or writing the code for the software and or firmwarewould be well within the skill of one of skill in the art in light ofthis disclosure. In addition, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the mechanisms of the subject matter described herein are capableof being distributed as a program product in a variety of forms, andthat an illustrative embodiment of the subject matter subject matterdescribed herein applies equally regardless of the particular type ofsignal bearing media used to actually carry out the distribution.Examples of a signal bearing media include, but are not limited to, thefollowing: recordable type media such as floppy disks, hard disk drives,CD ROMs, digital tape, and computer memory; and transmission type mediasuch as digital and analog communication links using TDM or IP basedcommunication links (e.g., packet links).

In a general sense, those skilled in the art will recognize that thevarious aspects described herein which can be implemented, individuallyand/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software, firmware, orany combination thereof can be viewed as being composed of various typesof “electrical circuitry.” Consequently, as used herein “electricalcircuitry” includes, but is not limited to, electrical circuitry havingat least one discrete electrical circuit, electrical circuitry having atleast one integrated circuit, electrical circuitry having at least oneapplication specific integrated circuit, electrical circuitry forming ageneral purpose computing device configured by a computer program (e.g.,a general purpose computer configured by a computer program which atleast partially carries out processes and/or devices described herein,or a microprocessor configured by a computer program which at leastpartially carries out processes and/or devices described herein),electrical circuitry forming a memory device (e.g., forms of randomaccess memory), and electrical circuitry forming a communications device(e.g., a modem, communications switch, or optical-electrical equipment).

Those skilled in the art will recognize that it is common within the artto describe devices and/or processes in the fashion set forth herein,and thereafter use standard engineering practices to integrate suchdescribed devices and/or processes into image processing systems. Thatis, at least a portion of the devices and/or processes described hereincan be integrated into an image processing system via a reasonableamount of experimentation. Those having skill in the art will recognizethat a typical image processing system generally includes one or more ofa system unit housing, a video display device, a memory such as volatileand non-volatile memory, processors such as microprocessors and digitalsignal processors, computational entities such as operating systems,drivers, and applications programs, one or more interaction devices,such as a touch pad or screen, control systems including feedback loopsand control motors (e.g., feedback for sensing lens position and/orvelocity; control motors for moving/distorting lenses to give desiredfocuses. A typical image processing system may be implemented utilizingany suitable commercially available components, such as those typicallyfound in digital still systems and/or digital motion systems.

All of the above U.S. patents, U.S. patent application publications,U.S. patent applications, foreign patents, foreign patent applications,and non-patent publications referred to in this specification and/orlisted in any Application Data Sheet are incorporated herein byreference, in their entireties.

The foregoing described aspects depict different components containedwithin, or connected with, different other components. It is to beunderstood that such depicted architectures are merely exemplary, andthat in fact many other architectures can be implemented which achievethe same functionality. In a conceptual sense, any arrangement ofcomponents to achieve the same functionality is effectively “associated”such that the desired functionality is achieved. Hence, any twocomponents herein combined to achieve a particular functionality can beseen as “associated with” each other such that the desired functionalityis achieved, irrespective of architectures or intermedial components.Likewise, any two components so associated can also be viewed as being“operably connected”, or “operably coupled”, to each other to achievethe desired functionality.

While particular aspects of the present subject matter described hereinhave been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modificationsmay be made without departing from this subject matter described hereinand its broader aspects and, therefore, the appended claims are toencompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as arewithin the true spirit and scope of this subject matter describedherein. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention is solelydefined by the appended claims. It will be understood by those withinthe art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in theappended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generallyintended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should beinterpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” shouldbe interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should beinterpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will befurther understood by those within the art that if a specific number ofan introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will beexplicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitationno such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, thefollowing appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases“at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations.However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply thatthe introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or“an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claimrecitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even whenthe same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “atleast one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or“an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one ormore”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used tointroduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number ofan introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled inthe art will recognize that such recitation should typically beinterpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the barerecitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typicallymeans at least two recitations, or two or more recitations).Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “atleast one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a constructionis intended in the sense of one having skill in the art would understandthe convention (e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C”would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone,C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A,B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a conventionanalogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general sucha construction is intended in the sense of one having skill in the artwould understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one ofA, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have Aalone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and Ctogether, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.).

1. A system comprising: at least one mirror; a data presentation deviceproximate to said at least one mirror; and a multi-angleview/registration engine operably couplable to said data presentationdevice.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least onemirror-further comprises: at least one of a plane mirror, a convexmirror, or a concave mirror.
 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said atleast one mirror further comprises: a partially silvered mirror.
 4. Thesystem of claim 1, wherein said data presentation device proximate tosaid at least one mirror further comprises: said data presentationdevice integral with said at least one mirror.
 5. The system of claim 1,wherein said data presentation device proximate to said at least onemirror further comprises: said data presentation device operably coupledwith said at least one mirror.
 6. The system of claim 1, wherein saiddata presentation device proximate to said at least one mirror furthercomprises: said data presentation device in physical communication withsaid at least one mirror.
 7. The system of claim 6, wherein said datapresentation device in physical communication with said at least onemirror further comprises: said data presentation device connected with ahousing connected with said at least one mirror.
 8. The system of claim1, wherein said data presentation device further comprises: a lightgeneration device.
 9. The system of claim 1, wherein said datapresentation device further comprises: an image representationpresentation device.
 10. The system of claim 1, wherein said datapresentation device further comprises: a laser-diode device.
 11. Thesystem of claim 1, further comprising: at least one image storage deviceoperably couplable with said data presentation device.
 12. The system ofclaim 1, further comprising: at least one image recall engine operablycouplable with said data presentation device.
 13. The system of claim 1,further comprising: at least one image capture device operably couplablewith said multi-angle view/registration engine.
 14. The system of claim13, wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises: atleast one image representation capture device located to capture a fieldof view at least partially different from a field of view of said atleast one mirror.
 15. The system of claim 14, wherein said at least oneimage representation capture device located to capture a field of viewat least partially different from a field of view of said at least onemirror further comprises: at least one image representation capturedevice located to capture a field of view at least partially opposing afield of view of said at least one mirror.
 16. The system of claim 15,wherein said at least one image representation capture device located tocapture a field of view at least partially opposing a field of view ofsaid at least one mirror further comprises: at least one imagerepresentation capture device located to capture a field of view rotatedsubstantially 180 degrees relative to the field of view of said at leastone mirror.
 17. The system of claim 15, wherein said at least one imagerepresentation capture device located to capture a field of view atleast partially opposing a field of view of said at least one mirrorfurther comprises: at least one image representation capture devicelocated to capture a field of view having an offset relative to thefield of view of said at least one mirror.
 18. The system of claim 17,wherein said at least one image representation capture device located tocapture a field of view having an offset relative to the field of viewof said at least one mirror further comprises: at least one imagerepresentation capture device located to capture a field of view rotatedbetween zero and plus or minus substantially 180 degrees relative to thefield of view of said at least one mirror.
 19. The system of claim 13,wherein said at least one image capture device further comprises: atleast one image representation capture device located to capture a fieldof view of said at least one mirror.
 20. The system of claim 13, whereinsaid at least one image capture device further comprises: at least oneimage representation capture device alignable relative to a field ofview of said at least one mirror.
 21. The system of claim 13, whereinsaid at least one image capture device further comprises: at least twoimage representation capture devices alignable relative to a field ofview of said at least one mirror.
 22. The system of claim 1, furthercomprising: at least one input capture device operably couplable withsaid data presentation device.
 23. The system of claim 1, furthercomprising: at least one image sequencing/presentation engine operablycouplable with said data presentation device.
 24. A system comprising: amirror; and an offset-view image representation capture device having animage field different from an image field corresponding to said mirror.25. The system of claim 24, further comprising: at least one multi-angleview/registration engine operably couplable with said offset-view imagerepresentation capture device.
 26. The system of claim 24, furthercomprising: at least one data presentation device operably couplablewith said offset-view image representation capture device.
 27. Thesystem of claim 24, wherein said mirror further comprises: at least oneof a plane mirror, a convex mirror, or a concave mirror.
 28. The systemof claim 24, wherein said mirror further comprises: a partially silveredmirror.
 29. A method comprising: accepting input related to an image ofa light reflecting structure/surface; and presenting one or moreview-shifted images related to at least a part of the image of the lightreflecting structure/surface.
 30. The method of claim 29, wherein saidaccepting input related to an image of a light reflectingstructure/surface further comprises: accepting touch input to a surfaceproximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein said acceptingtouch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the imageof the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises: detectinginput to a touch sensitive device associated with the light reflectingstructure/surface.
 32. The method of claim 30, wherein said acceptingtouch input to a surface proximate to the at least a part of the imageof the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises: detectinginput to a mouse associated with the light reflecting structure/surface.33. The method of claim 29, wherein said accepting input related to animage of a light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a usergesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of theimage of the light reflecting structure/surface.
 34. The method of claim29, wherein said presenting one or more view-shifted images related toat least a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surfacefurther comprises: obtaining one or more images having the at least apart of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.
 35. Themethod of claim 29, wherein said presenting one or more view-shiftedimages related to at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface further comprises: identifying one or more referencepoints demarcating the at least a part of the image of the lightreflecting structure/surface; retrieving at least a part of one or morealternate-view images in response to the identified one or morereference points; and presenting the one or more view-shifted images inresponse to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-viewimages.
 36. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one ormore view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the oneor more alternate-view images further comprises: registering at least aportion of the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view imageswith the image of the light reflecting structure/surface.
 37. The methodof claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted imagesin response to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-viewimages further comprises: indicating in the light reflectingstructure/surface an extent of a field of view of an image capturedevice.
 38. The method of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one ormore view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the oneor more alternate-view images further comprises: at least one ofsequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or moreview-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one ormore alternate-view images.
 39. The method of claim 38, wherein said atleast one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one ormore view-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the oneor more alternate-view images further comprises: at least one ofsequencing at least two view-shifted images captured substantiallycontemporaneously or sequencing at least two view-shifted imagescaptured at substantially different instances in time.
 40. The method ofclaim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shifted images inresponse to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-view imagesfurther comprises: presenting in a store and forward format.
 41. Themethod of claim 35, wherein said presenting the one or more view-shiftedimages in response to the at least a part of the one or morealternate-view images further comprises: presenting in a databaseformat.
 42. The method of claim 35, wherein said retrieving at least apart of one or more alternate-view images further comprises: retrievingfrom a storage associated with the one or more view-shifted images. 43.The method of claim 42, wherein said retrieving from a storageassociated with the one or more view-shifted images further comprises:retrieving from a storage associated with at least one alternate viewangle of the one or more view-shifted images.
 44. A system comprising:means for accepting input related to an image of a light reflectingstructure/surface; and means for presenting one or more view-shiftedimages related to at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface.
 45. The system of claim 44, wherein said means foraccepting input related to an image of a light reflectingstructure/surface further comprises: means for accepting touch input toa surface proximate to the at least a part of the image of the lightreflecting structure/surface.
 46. The system of claim 45, wherein saidmeans for accepting touch input to a surface proximate to the at least apart of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface furthercomprises: means for detecting input to a touch sensitive deviceassociated with the light reflecting structure/surface.
 47. The systemof claim 45, wherein said means for accepting touch input to a surfaceproximate to the at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface further comprises: means for detecting input to amouse associated with the light reflecting structure/surface
 48. Thesystem of claim 44, wherein said means for accepting input related to animage of a light reflecting structure/surface further comprises: meansfor accepting input of at least one of a user touching herself, a usergesturing, or a user speaking in relation to the at least a part of theimage of the light reflecting structure/surface.
 49. The system of claim44, wherein said means for presenting one or more view-shifted imagesrelated to at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface further comprises: means for obtaining one or moreimages having the at least a part of the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface.
 50. The system of claim 44, wherein said means forpresenting one or more view-shifted images related to at least a part ofthe image of the light reflecting structure/surface further comprises:means for identifying one or more reference points demarcating the atleast a part of the image of the light reflecting structure/surface;means for retrieving at least a part of one or more alternate-viewimages; and means for presenting the one or more view-shifted images inresponse to the at least a part of the one or more alternate-viewimages.
 51. The system of claim 50, wherein said means for presentingthe one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a partof the one or more alternate-view images further comprises: means forregistering at least a portion of the at least a part of the one or morealternate-view images with the image of the light reflectingstructure/surface.
 52. The system of claim 50, wherein said means forpresenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the atleast a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:means for indicating in the light reflecting structure/surface an extentof a field of view of an image capture device.
 53. The system of claim50, wherein said means for presenting the one or more view-shiftedimages in response to the at least a part of the one or morealternate-view images further comprises: means for at least one ofsequencing or presenting at least a portion of the one or moreview-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one ormore alternate-view images.
 54. The system of claim 53, wherein saidmeans for at least one of sequencing or presenting at least a portion ofthe one or more view-shifted images in response to the at least a partof the one or more alternate-view images further comprises: means for atleast one of sequencing at least two view-shifted images capturedsubstantially contemporaneously or sequencing at least two view-shiftedimages captured at substantially different instances in time.
 55. Thesystem of claim 50, wherein said means for presenting the one or moreview-shifted images in response to the at least a part of the one ormore alternate-view images further comprises: means for presenting in astore and forward format.
 56. The method of claim 50, wherein said meansfor presenting the one or more view-shifted images in response to the atleast a part of the one or more alternate-view images further comprises:means for presenting in a database format.
 57. The system of claim 50,wherein said means for retrieving at least a part of one or morealternate-view images further comprises: means for retrieving from astorage associated with the one or more view-shifted images.
 58. Thesystem of claim 57, wherein said means for retrieving from a storageassociated with the one or more view-shifted images further comprises:means for retrieving from a storage associated with at least onealternate view angle of the one or more view-shifted images.
 59. Asystem comprising: a digital mirror; a data presentation deviceproximate to said digital mirror; and a multi-angle view engine operablycouplable to said data presentation device.